Recommended Companion Projects to Boost Student Engagement:

Switch Labs Curriculum
Adaptable, Comprehensive, and Cost Effective.

Electricity:

Electricity supports introductory or short courses that familiarize students with basic principles and applications for this form of energy. Using easy-to-understand language, this text provides a practical and concise introduction to sources of electricity, circuit types, electric motors, measuring instruments, generators, transformers, inductance, capacitance, solid-state devices, wireless devices, and solder/desoldering. Nine projects are included to provide students with hands-on learning opportunities related to the concepts learned throughout the text.

  • Includes a safety chapter to teach students how to practice safety in an electricity/electronics lab
  • Provides Real-World Applications that provide actual scenarios that demonstrate how innovative advancements in electricity affect our lives today
  • Features Scientific Profiles that highlight historical figures who made significant contributions to the industry

A Complete STEM & CTE Curriculum

​A high-impact, project-based learning system for STEM and CTE education at the college, trade/vocational school, high school and junior high levels.

Students who participate in our program will have an advantage when entering college and will be better prepared to enter electrical professions:

  • Electrical engineer
  • Electronics manufacturing
  • Renewable Energy Technician
  • Utility linemen
  • Electrician
  • Automation & Controls Technician

Switch Lab™ Course Lengths

  • 17 week semester course
  • 8 week after-school course
  • 2 week intensive summer course

Companion Product: Relay Lab

Hands-on Learning Experience

A desktop lab for teaching the functions of circuits from a schematic. The Relay Lab Kit is an introduction to electrical systems through an interactive circuit. The kit enables students to wire, terminate, and understand wire diagrams as a class activity.

Educational Benefits

  • Reusable & rebuildable design for use year after year
  • Learn the purpose & functions of basic electrical systems
  • Fits on a desk
  • Teach fundamentals of electricity and how to use wiring diagrams
  • Test students knowledge through troubleshooting challenges
  • Practice proper wiring techniques
  • Practice low voltage safety procedures
  • Engages 2-3 students per kit

Companion Product: Battery Lab

Hands-on Learning Experience

An educational desktop project designed to teach students about the functions and assembly of lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) battery cells. This interactive kit provides a hands-on approach to understanding battery technology, making it an essential learning tool for those interested in EV’s, electronics, renewable energy, and battery storage systems.

Educational Benefits:

  • Reusable & rebuildable project for use year after year
  • Learn the purpose & functions of batteries
  • Fits on a desk
  • Teach fundamentals of series & parallel configurations
  • Test students knowledge through troubleshooting challenges
  • Practice proper wiring techniques
  • Intro to high voltage safety procedures
  • Designed for 2 – 3 students per kit
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Look Inside

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Safety
2. Electrons
3. Volts, Amperes, Ohms
4. Meters
5. Ohm’s Law
6. Power
7. Series Circuits
8. Parallel Circuits
9. Series-Parallel Circuits
10. Sources of Electricity—Cell and Batteries
11. Sources of Electricity—Friction, Heat, Pressure, Light
12. Magnetism
13. Motors
14. Direct Current Generators
15. Alternating Current
16. Capacitance
17. Inductance
18. Transformers
19. Semiconductors
20. Integrated Circuits
21. Radio and Wireless Technology
22. Electrical/Electronic Projects